BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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Common partribge. 



THE Common Partridge (Perdix dnerea, Brisson) is a 

 generally distributed resident in the British Isles, and also 

 inhabits the temperate portions of Europe and Western 

 Asia. A detailed description of this well-known species is 

 hardly needed, but the fact may be mentioned that the 

 mature male can be distinguished from the female by the 

 rich dark brown marks on the lower breast, those on the 

 female being much less developed. The young have no 

 dark patches on the belly. 



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